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A First Muffin for Kids to Cook

Jammie Muffins are an easy muffin with lots of opportunities for kids to help along the way. For some reason, these muffins taste better when you make them on a lazy morning in your jammies. Let the kids help measure and add the ingredients, mix, spoon in the batter, and add the jam. I love Jammie muffins, but they aren’t actually my favorites. We make some truly delectable muffins and breakfast breads. But those recipes take things like lemon zest, ricotta cheese, plain yogurt, or frozen cherries. These muffins don’t take anything special, and are so adaptable. I almost always … Continue reading →

Eight Animals Bake a Cake – Susan Middleton Elya

One day, eight animal friends decide to make a cake. They each have a different ingredient called for in the recipe, and together, they will make a marvelous creation. Raton provides the azucar and Gato brings the mantequilla – oh, yeah, that’s right, I forgot to tell you. This book teaches you some words in Spanish while you’re reading. On every page, you find the Spanish word for an animal and a food side by side with the English equivalent. While reading the story to my children this afternoon, I had the chance to brush off my rusty Spanish pronunciation … Continue reading →

Camping In The Living Room

Normally I do not allow my children to play in the living room. I like to keep it looking nice and toy free in case someone comes to the door. We have a large family room upstairs that they are supposed to play in. But today, I let them camp in the living room. We brought in the dining room chairs and tied a sheet to them creating the top of the tent. Then we hung other sheets off of the sides to form the walls. I turned on the fire in the fireplace while they brought their pillows and … Continue reading →